I recently attended a wedding where, rather than using expensive, stamped RSVP cards, my friends Boots and Evelyn had their guests communicate their replies online . While some may balk at the non-traditional, arguably non-romantic method of tallying...

At the risk of sounding like a dork, here's something that I think is funny. (Beware the "humor" of a linguist!) [:)]
"This book fills a much needed void..."
At first glance this statement seems to be a compliment, until the brain finishes parsing...

Geoffrey Moore's Crossing the Chasm is a popular book from 1999 that makes the argument that high-tech products have the unique challenge of needing to "cross the chasm" from the technically savvy to mainstream audiences if they are to be successful....